to do, i'm sure. >> i'm thinking field trips as a kid, somebody does a head count, but these are grown men. shouldn't have to check off a list to make sure they are all there. >> reporter: that's right. there's a lot of teams, a lot of players on the team, lot going on. somehow, he was missed. he came in late. we saw him kind of try to get on the bus, but he missed it and they ended up stopping. somebody saw him. it's a good thing. >> wait, wait, wait, stop the bus! let him on, that's a good thing. at least he's there. thanks. mobile 5 in san francisco, with how the city is preparing for what i hope will be a big win on sunday. ken? >> reporter: yeah, well, you put the fix in, liz. probably going to end up that way. we're in north beach right now. just had a guy come out of a restaurant here near grant and green. he said if the 49ers win sunday, this place is going to explode! well, that's exactly what the san francisco police department does not want to see. and in fact, they will be canceling all vacations and

days off over the weekend to make sure the city is protected. they have extra officers in reserve and on standby just to make sure. they don't expect any trouble, but one restaurant owner says they will be ready just in case they have extra guys on hand. he expects a good time. >> big game, championship game. we checked with the police today and they tell us nobody gets the day off. they are keeping everybody on, just in case. >> yeah. >> you know how it can get. >> i do. >> you've been around long enough. any concerns on your part at all? >> none at all. when the giants won the world series here, it was great. people were having a great time. there were no incidents at all. we're not worried about that. >> are you guys confident in yourselves? >> we have a doorman as well. but it's just a great crowd. even greater if they are winning. >> reporter: so tonight in san francisco, you can really feel the -- well, sort of the anticipation, guys, here in north beach. but also in the mission and also on broadway. it's going to be that kind of a

weekend. we'll have to see what happens. the one saving grace is that the 49ers play the early game. so, you know, there's some thinking that maybe some of the celebration will be warn off by the time the sun sets. at any rate, go 49ers, right? >> absolutely, go 49ers. ken, thank you. well, cbs 5's vern glenn is in atlanta for the nfc championship. he'll bring us reports over the weekend. for more on 49ers post season coverage, go to our website, cbssf.com/sports. well, tonight a bay area man charged with murder claims he was just trying to stop a crime. it's an unusual case that had fists flying outside the courthouse in san jose today. joe vasquez shows us deputies jumped in and separated the feuding families. >> reporter: alan it, happened that quickly. two families were filing out of the courthouse this afternoon. there were words exchanged, some gestures, and then it got

physical. >> i'm a widow of five kids now! [ screaming ] >> reporter: outside the santa clara county courthouse, emotions boil over, as a confrontation between two families breaks out into a fight. cops quickly surround the woman in the black t-shirt and slapped the cuffs on her. family members say she is the 18-year-old daughter of chris soriano, a san jose man who was shot to death on new year's eve. folks in white t-shirts are family and friends of luis ricardo hernandez, a handyman at a san jose apartment complex who is behind bars for killing soriano. he is charged with murder, bail set at $1 million. his family believes hernandez was simply trying to make a citizens arrest of a man he believed was burglarizing a car and shouldn't be in jail. >> we request the judge to let him go and to set a bail that this family can put forth. >> the man had an illegal gun!

he had no right to kill my son! >> reporter: people in black t- shirts disagree. they are family and supporters of soriano, the man who was killed, including his mother. >> how can you say somebody is a hero when they take the law into their own hands? he had an illegal gun, for god's sakes and he killed a man! a father of five children! took my son away from me! how can they say he's a hero! >> reporter: hernandez' hearing today was brief, less than 5 minutes. but as it ended, the two families left the courthouse together and that's when the war of words led to the fight outside. [ screaming ] >> reporter: no charges were filed in that fight, but the da released a statement this afternoon about mr. hernandez. it said, in part, quote, mr. hernandez had no legal excuse or justification for using deadly force on an unarmed man. the da went on to say that this will play out inside the courtroom and in fact, they set a new court date of february

15th. reporting live in san jose, back to you, alan. it was really strange to see that fight just break out right in front of us, right as court was letting out. >> as you said, happened so quickly. lot of emotion. >> reporter: exactly. >> joe, thanks. this just in tonight. a woman whose cell phone video sparked a domestic violence investigation against the san francisco sheriff is filing a lawsuit. ivory madison is reportedly suing roz mirkarimi for defamation. ivory madison lives next door to the mirkarimis. his wife told cbs 5 last year, thank you ivory madison for nothing, for destroying my life against my wishes. other bay area headlines, a richmond man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and a man he thought she was dating was sentenced to death today. nathan burriss was convicted in november for the 2009 murders of the richmond bridge toll

plaza. the unrepentant killer told the judge today the sentence doesn't matter because he doesn't think it will be carried out. a man convicted of burglarizing the home of steve jobs was sentenced to seven years in prison. the investigators say kareem mcfar lynn confessed to the crime. he broke into the home last year and stole things such as electronics and jewelry. steve jobs died months before the burglary. at the time of the crime, the home was being renovated. a gulley washer in san francisco during the lunch hour. witnesses tell cbs 5 a truck was trying to park when it accidentally knocked over a fire hydrant. this was at fulsom and embarcadero. water was shooting as high as the fourth floor of the gap building. no one was hurt. new tonight, a federal overseer says it is too soon for california to retake control of its prison mental health system. a report released today says too many inmates are still committing suicide or going untreated for their mental

illnesses. the opinion is a blow to governor brown. he's trying to andy long-runs class action lawsuit over substandard treatment in prisons. the overseer advises the federal judges who will rule in that case. the university of california president has announced his retirement. mark yudof says he will leave in august for, quote, health issues. yudof has been at the helm of the university system for five years. his time has been marked by protests over tuition hikes and administrative pay raises, as well as violent police confrontations. meanwhile, a record number of students are applying for admission at the university of california. today, school officials said the number of applications to the uc's nine undergraduate campuses rose 8.6%. that includes freshmen and transfer applicants applying for the fall semester. and for the first time, latinos are the largest group of california students applying for freshman admission, rising to 32.1% of that pool. a bay area gun buyback

program that was so popular it ran out of cash. the iou's now total tens of thousands of dollars. coming up, we ask, where is that money going to come from? >> big changes on how you can view the mavericks contest this year. we'll have that story, coming up. >> and you might be viewing your kids playing outside this weekend. it's looking absolutely gorgeous. here's a peek outside at san jose. currently another gorgeous evening on a friday. rain does return to the extended forecast. find out when it comes back to the bay area, next.

the guns kept coming. but the ca a recent gun buyback in one bay area county may have been a little too successful. the guns kept coming, but the cash ran out. cbs 5 reporter grace lee tells us the county is now scrambling for donations, as redemption

day draws near. grace? >> reporter: that's right, liz. when you have five locations handing out $100 bills to gun owners, it's amazing how fast you can run out of money. well in, this case, it took a little more than an hour to go through $43,000. that's why the marin county district attorney is hoping to raise more. guns by the hundreds were turned over in marin county. 827, to be exact, were taken off the streets in the gun buyback program on tuesday. >> the number of people that actually appeared actually surprised. >> reporter: when the cash ran out, the county began handing out vouchers, not sure if it would be able to honor them in the future, but now, the fund- raising campaign has begun. marin county district attorney is asking for donations to be sent to his office, because as of today, the county owes about 60 grand to the people who gave up their firearms. >> we've gotten contributions

from $10 to $1000, just coming in in personal checks to our office for the buyback program. >> reporter: he says for those waiting to cash in their vouchers, redemption day is coming, on february 15th. how much he can pay out will depend on how much he can raise between now and then. he's already got a good start, thanks to the marin community foundation. the president there, thomas peters, says after giving 20,000 initially, the foundation will give another $15,000 to reimburse firearm owners who gave up their guns, no questions asked. >> i think there's no question that here in marin, just as across the country, this issue is potent. it's emotional, and it's very deep seeded. people want to make a difference and they want to turn the issue around. >> it does matter. and it is a step where something's being done as opposed to just talk. >> reporter: there was to be a buyback day on monday in marin

county, but that's now been replaced. instead, you can voluntarily give up your guns on monday from 11:00 to 3:00 at the mill valley police station. now, no cash will be given because the da says he doesn't want to pledge any more money that the county doesn't have at this time, so if you have questions, though, about this or if you have a voucher, call their hotline. the number, 415-473-2727. so they will continue to update it, depending on fund-raising efforts. we'll have to see. >> sounds like these programs, they are successful, but just a few little wrinkles in the system. >> well, especially the first time. this was the first time for marin county. they had to figure out what to do, because they didn't expect to have this many people or to run out of money that fast. it was a little bit of a scramble. they are trying to make good. >> not going to stop them. they will keep this going. >> they are. >> grace, thanks. well, new rules in effect, as the mavericks serve competition gets under way this weekend. the giant waves and world class surfers always bring big crowds to the coastline. cbs 5 reporter don ford

explains where spectators will get the best views this year. >> reporter: it's on! the mavericks big wave surf contest is set for sunday. with beautiful weather, the largest crowds are expected on the shore and on the water. the coastguard is very concerned. >> well, i highly recommend not watching it from a boat, as these are 30 to 40-foot, sometimes 50-foot waves. and those, a small pleasure craft, 20 or 30 feet does not fare so well in those situations. >> reporter: two years ago, spectators were swept off their feet. it frightened authorities, too. this year, all beaches are banned. all cliffs will be closed. and parking will be highly restricted. so how can you see the surfers? >> best way to see mavericks is at the mavericks festival. >> reporter: contest director jeff clark has a plan. >> lot of people got hurt by being out at the beach, so we have a webcast and a live streaming jumbotron, so you can watch the action as it happens. >> reporter: sponsored by go pro there, will be cameras mount order surfers, on their boards, on rescue craft,

everywhere you can think of, all fed live back to shore to this parking lot behind the oceania hotel, where tomorrow construction of the festival grounds begins. the beach was always a bad idea. >> the event is a half mile out. it's tough to see anyway. you'll certainly be better off viewing it from the jumbotron. >> reporter: australian mavericks contestant ben wilkinson agrees. >> there will be action replays and they will be able to have food and beverages. i think it's going to be like a festival. it's going to be great. >> reporter: no one really knows how many people will show up sunday for the mavericks, but the officials say they are preparing for what they half- jokingly call woodstock on the water. at half moon bay, don ford, cbs 5. sounds like it's going to be a beautiful day to at least go by the beach, but maybe not too close to the water. >> here's the smartest move. enjoy the proximity to the water without going in it. this is going to be one of those weekends where the -- it's deceptive, because it

looks like it's going to be okay. that sneaker waves, call it the sneaker waves, not because of a shoe. it's called a sneaker wave because those things can sneak up on you. when they do. the ocean is stronger than you. we've got high temperatures for today, over the santa clara valley, you hit 64 today. santa rosa, 64. 63 for santa rosa. morgan hill, mid-60s. how about oakland, downtown oakland, 68 degrees. another day in the low 60s for concord. we're zooming in, cbs 5 high- def doppler showing you the 880 corridor, 580 as well, dublin, livermore, tri valley, hayward, all dry. and the entire bay area, not only dry tonight, dry for saturday, sunday and monday. slight chance of a couple showers towards the end of next week, but not much going on weather wise for the next few days, except for sunshine. couple things to point out here, that big dome of high pressure is still firmly right over top of us. but there is kind of a building army of low pressure areas off to our west. as they get closer to us, they

will over the next few days, they will begin to impact our weather, but likely not until next tuesday or wednesday. this big h means the center of high pressure that is sinking air, spreading out all throughout the west coast. we get sunshine, dry weather, mild weather, 60s again all the way through tuesday. that's four more days. when the pattern breaks down, it will look like this. low pressure carving its way down the western seaboard. it will increase the onshore flow. first thing we get, cooler temperatures and clouds around wednesday of next week. then after that, a slight chance of a shower, but not until next friday. if you liked the weather today, enjoy it for the next several. beautiful weekend to get outside. anything outdoors will be nice. rough, dangerous at the beach. we'll have more on that in a second with roberta. pattern change coming up next week. here is your extended forecast, calling for a high of 63 tomorrow for oakland. 61 for concord. redwood city, 65. san jose, 67. and fairfield, 62 degrees. sunny and mild, right on through the holiday weekend, including martin luther king, jr. day. cloudier on tuesday and

wednesday. mainly cloudy by thursday. there's that shower chance, but not until seven days from now. let's talk more about that rough surf. high surf advisories in effect this holiday weekend at area beaches. roberta gonzalez is at rodeo beach with our mobile weather. roberta, waves are building up, aren't they? >> reporter: and i got to tell you, i've been on the road today, beginning my day at land's end beach. now we took mobile weather, otherwise known as lightning on wheels, we took this baby for it's very first time north of the golden gate bridge. we are now at rodeo beach, just outside of fort cronkite. and sunset tonight was at 5:18. when that sun did go down, boy, did it cool down rapidly. right now, our mobile weather suggests that it's 57 degrees, but it's the winds. they have been clocked up to 23 miles per hour out here. right now, sustained wind at 11 miles per hour. take a look at this. paul was talking about high pressure. a huge dome dominating the west

coast. that's it right now, 30.12, which is a good indication that high pressure is firmly in place. it's going to stick around all weekend long, which means for this long holiday weekend, people are going to be flocking, flocking, running to the beaches. warm sunshine, blue skies, but there's a few things you need to know if you're heading to the coast. first off, a high surf advisory in place this weekend from the sonoma coast all the way to the san mateo coast. at mavericks, we are anticipating some of those as well as up to 20 feet, perhaps even larger. but meanwhile, like right here at rodeo beach, as well as can easily build 8 to 10 feet, 20 to 22-second intervals. now, in addition to the high surf advisory, the national weather service has also issued a beach hazard statement. first one is for sneaker waves. these are are long waves that just lap onshore. please don't have your back to an angry ocean or one of these waves can sneak up on you and drag you out to sea. also, what you need to know

about is that we have a very high risk for rip currents. so unless you're a strong swimmer, it would be advisable to stay out of the water this weekend. besides, the water temperatures range anywhere from 50 to 54 degrees. but of course we'll have 24 surfers at mavericks on sunday, 17 alternates as well. if you need to know more about mavericks, a great location for you to view, well, the best location would be to stream it online. but if you want to know more about all the weather information, the beach hazard statement, as well as a high surf advisory, we've made it easy for you. we've collaborated all the information at cbssf.com and check it out. right now, we're at rodeo beach, taking a look at all of our weather information. 57 degrees. by the time the sun comes back up tomorrow morning at 6:56, warm sunshine at rodeo beach. back to you guys. well, phone rates are sky rocketing, with no end in

sight. coming up in tonight's consumer watch, why many say phone companies aren't the only ones to blame for the big jump in land line bills. >> 49er-falcons coverage on cbs 5 through the weekend from atlanta.

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ars. . if you have a home phone, you've likely seen a big jump in the bill over the past few years. >> but instead of blaming the phone company, cbs 5 consumer watch reporter julie watts says many are pointing the finger at the state public utility commission. >> yeah, that's because the puc voted you man mussily in 2006 to let local phone companies raise rates as often as much as they want. they figure growing competition from the internet and cell phones would force them to stay competitive. well, didn't exactly work out

that way. at&t flat rate land line service is up 150% since the decision. call waiting charges, up 180%. even low line rates have jumped 28%. competitor pricing is also within just a few dollars a month, so it's high across the board. now, the utility reform network is among the critics who fought against the puc decision, arguing there wasn't effective competition to prevent sky rocketing rate increases like the ones we're seeing today. he says the puc still has authority to set them and should do just that. >> they didn't take their authority away. they said we're not going to exercise it because the market will exercise its authority, if you will, to keep rates reasonable. and we know that hasn't happened. so the commission is well within its authority to come back and say well, this little experiment in, quote, deregulation, is not working, that consumers don't have more choice. consumers don't have lower

prices, and therefore, they should come back in and do some degree of re-regulation. >> now, turn and others are calling on the puc to reinstate price caps on phone service and at a minimum, launch a public review of the effect of that 2006 decision. the state puc would not comment tonight, but at&t points out its rates are competitive within the industry. and remember, if you have a consumer complaint, give us a call, 888-5-helps-you. >> lot of people have land lines. >> the issue is, our cell phones don't always work at home. i have verizon and it doesn't work at home in san francisco. lot of people need land lines these days. internet phones aren't always reliable. >> true. thanks, julie. coming up in our next half hour, california caught in the grip of the flu. the outbreak officially reaches the state. why bay area hospitals are seeing so many more people. escaped their captors. and the

americans caught i . >> freed from the hands of hostage takers. how they escaped their captors and the state of the americans caught in the conflict. >> how the problem of graffiti in the bay area could be attacked with art.

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ment health offi . now at 6:30, the number of flu cases is spiking in the bay area and across california. government of health officials made it official today in the outbreak has hit our state. as elissa harrington says, brace for a bad season. >> reporter: it's here. the flu is widespread through 48 states. five californians have died, including a 98-year-old woman from santa clara county. dr. lisa winston, who specializes infectious diseases at san francisco general hospital, says this could be the worst flu season we've seen in years. >> we started seeing cases a few weeks ago, so numbers have jumped. >> reporter: symptoms include fever, sore throat and body aches. they are typically more particular with this strain of h3n2, typically sending most people to the hospital. >> for most people, flu will be a self-limited illness. it won't be any fun, but they will get over it at home. >> reporter: to control the

spread, officials with the centers for disease control are urging everyone to get vaccinated. a flu shot clinic got under way yesterday at washington hospital in fremont. it continues today, as they try to meet demand. pharmacies are scrambling to stay stocked. in fact, safeway just shipped 200,000 additional doses and are even offering a 10% discount on groceries to people who get a shot. the cdc says there should be enough for everyone, but you might have to try a few places. vaccinations, however, are no guarantee you won't get sick, but-- >> it makes it a lot less likely that you will get the flu and if you do get it, and you've been vaccinated, chances are you will have more mild disease. you won't get as sick. >> reporter: elissa harrington, cbs 5. >> to find the closest place to you to get a flu shot, log onto our website, cbssf.com/health. an american from texas is one of the dozens of hostages killed during a rescue mission in algeria. this is the third day that militants have held captives at

a natural gas facility. these former hostages are grateful algerian rescuers helped them escape their captors. >> very impressed. >> reporter: there is still confusion about who has made it out of the remote natural gas complex and who is missing. one u.s. official tells cbs news the fighting is over. one american is dead. and nine others are safe. the state department said friday afternoon, there were still american hostages. the al-qaeda-linked group behind the attack offered to swap two americans for two terror suspects in u.s. custody. >> let's not forget, this is an act of terror. the perpetrators are the terrorists. >> reporter: the terrorist group says it stormed the compound in retaliation for french airstrikes against militant fighters in neighboring mali. but some u.s. officials say this elaborate raid would have required a lot of planning. former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. security council stewart

holiday says western oil and gas companies should prepare for more of these attacks. >> they have got to invest heavily in security and protecting their people. but that goes with the territory. lot of the natural resource extraction happens in tough neighborhoods. >> reporter: the obama administration offered its assistance in rescue operations, but the algerian military refused the help. >> france does confirm that one of its citizens is among the dead. he was a former soldier working security at that site. as the controversy surrounding college football star manti te'o and his fake girlfriend continues to unfold, people are also reacting to the news of who may have started the whole thing. a southern california man and former friend of te'o is believed to be behind the hoax. tuiasosopo's former teacher doesn't believe her former

student was capable of such deception. >> extremely bizarre that this would be a boy who would play a prank on someone. >> it's still unclear whether te'o was involved or was just a victim. but notre dame is standing behind their star, claiming he was the victim of a cruel joke. new tonight, it's such a problem that san francisco is hosting an international conference to deal with graffiti. cbs 5 finds out one solution may be to fight taggers with art. >> reporter: graffiti is a $20 million annual problem for san francisco. other bay area cities like oakland and san jose deal with the same issue. take a look at these store fronts in oakland. vandals attacked walls, gates and windows. >> we cleaned up this morning. next day when we come in, you will see it everywhere. >> reporter: many fed up business owners say they are out of ideas. that's why leaders from around the world met at the zero graffiti international conference in san francisco. they are brainstorming and

exchanging ideas. the theory is what appears to be a cosmetic issue can lead to more serious crime, like shootings. san francisco police say most of the city's tagging is gang- related, gangsters marking their turf. >> that could cause problems when other members of a rival gang may walk into the wrong neighborhood. >> reporter: one of the solutions talked about at the conference, using murals to fight graffiti. participants toured san francisco neighborhoods where that's working. >> graffiti taggers tend to respect artwork more and they will move on typically. >> reporter: experts say this alley in san francisco's mission district demonstrates what works and what doesn't. on one side of the street, an artwork, untouched. on the other side, blank walls with a lot of graffiti. that's one solution. experts also hope awareness will help contain this problem. in san francisco, don lin, cbs

5. washington is gearing up for monday's presidential inauguration. workers are setting the stage for the commander in chief's inaugural ball, which will take place after sunday's oath of office and monday's ceremonial swearing in. the ball honors america's service members and their families. the inauguration will be a star- studded event. beyonce, katy perry, kelly clark and usher are among celebrities set to form. stay with cbs 5 for continuing coverage of the inauguration. christin ayers will have live reports from dc starting tomorrow and cbs news will carry the president's swearing- in starting at 7:00 a.m. on inauguration day. lance armstrong finally comes clean. >> did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> after years of denial, his confessions to doping, lying, even bullying. on the third day in a row, wood burning is banned here in the bay area. the biggest culprit when it comes to spare the air

pollution.

three million viewers watched lance armstr the numbers are in and 4.3 million viewers watched lance armstrong televised confession last night. during his interview with oprah winfrey, he admitted performance enhancing drugs helped him win all seven tour de france championships. cbs, on on why armstrong didn't think it was wrong. >> reporter: lance armstrong's long awaited confession came, after oprah winfrey's first question. >> did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> reporter: armstrong told the world his unprecedented cycling career would not have been possible without doping. >> i viewed this situation as one big lie that i repeated a lot of times. >> reporter: the disgraced cyclist said he used blood transfusions, testosterone and the blood booster epo to get ahead. >> it did not even feel wrong?

>> no. scary. >> reporter: armstrong does not consider his conduct cheating. he said it leveled the playing field during a time when many competitors were also doping. >> i didn't invent the culture, but i didn't try to stop the culture. >> reporter: he denied threatening teammates on the u.s. postal service team to use drugs, but he admitted bullying them to do just about everything else his way. >> it's a major flaw, and it's a guy who expected to get whatever he wanted and to control every outcome. >> reporter: the u.s. antidoping agency stripped armstrong of tour titles last year when it found evidence the cyclist used performance- enhancing drugs. after last night's interview, the agency said if armstrong is sincere about correcting past mistakes, he will testify under oath about the full extent of his doping activities. armstrong's charity, livestrong, said it was disappointed that he, quote, misled people during and after his cycling career, including

us. a coffee shop in colin kaepernick's hometown named a drink after the 49ers quarterback. problem is, it misspelled its name. got kaepernick right, but colin has one l, not two. it's red velvet powder mixed with black tiger espresso, topped with whipped cream and caramel drizzle. talk about an energy boost! >> whew! wood-burning ban tomorrow for the fourth straight day. coming up, the bay area county leading the pack in spare the air pollution. >> those spare the air days are because of a big dome of high pressure that's giving you all that sunshine, mild temperatures. here's a peek outside in the south bay. how long is that high and the sunshine sticking around? there is an end in sight. i'll let you know when, coming up. >> the giants reach a deal with their mvp. and colin kaepernick and the 49ers have left the building. we'll take you to atlanta, coming up in sports.

california's jobless rate isn't budging.

als said the well, california's jobless rate isn't budging. today, state officials said the unemployment remained at 9.8% last month. that's the same as november. 1.8million californians were unemployed in december. the field showing the biggest job gains, construction, technology and educational services. attention spare the air scoff flaws, and you know who you are! the police are after you. and they are zeroing in on one county in particular. >> reporter: nothing like making a fire to keep the house warm, but that's a no-no on spare the air days. sonoma county is earning the dubious honor. >> they lead the bay area in the number of violations. >> reporter: 346 so far this season. bay area quality is on the

lookout. if you get caught? >> people first have the option to take an awareness course and if they choose not to do that, there is a $100 fine for first time violation. second time violators have a $500 fine. >> they have villainized the hearth product that burns wood. >> reporter: mountain fireplace center in santa rosa says it's not so cut and dry. he says newer ovens create smoke levels that are negligible. he says the current snitch system isn't neighborly. >> neighbors turn on each other. it's not community-oriented. >> people see smoke in the air and instantly react that, boy, must be a lot of wood stoves burning today. >> reporter: this happens to be a gas fireplace, which is completely legal on spare the air days. but there is one exception to the rule. >> we do have an exemption available for bay area residents whose sole source of heating is from a fireplace. >> reporter: richard smith keeps his house warm for his grandkids. >> newborn up to four years old and we got five of them that come over. >> reporter: he can burn wood 24/7 legally, because the only

heat source is a wood burning stove. >> we can't afford to buy logs and stuff, so we go around and collect pallets. >> fire keeps you warm, but sounds like this weekend it's going to warm up a bit outside. nice outside. >> afternoons will be great. nights will still be chilly, but the afternoons will be awesome. mid-60s! it's only 7 or 8 degrees above average, but you know where we were in december. we were chilly. concord, 51. san jose, 57. if you're planning on going to the beach, may be wise to stay out of the water this weekend. seas building 8 to 10 feet. sneaker waves, about every sixth or seventh wave can be the higher one, the one that can get you. swim with caution or maybe just kind of stay out of the water this weekend. high surf advisory, beach

hazards. impact statement has been issued by the national weather service. otherwise, it's all good to get outside. cbs 5 high-def doppler completely dry. let's take a look at some of these numbers. what a difference between december and january. yesterday, i highlighted santa rosa. tonight, i'm highlighting concord. 5 inches of rain in december. january, one quarter of one inch with none coming for at least the next five days. this big deflector shield in the atmosphere, because that's what it does, look at these low pressure areas, hitting a wall. notice everything moving east, then hits about this point right here. it all gets kicked up to the north and up toward alaska. not the bay area. that is a deflector shield, which is a big dome of high pressure. not moving. forecast not going to change. nights, chilly. afternoon, sunny. temperatures in the 60s. you get that through tuesday, four more days. then high pressure finally moves and the pattern changes, gets more progressive. we won't see areas of low pressure move down from alaska. first thing it does, giving us the onshore flow. temperatures go down, cloud cover goes up. but it's not until next

wednesday, so please enjoy the holiday weekend, which will have highs in the 60s and mainly sunny skies. good wind to get outside, spend time with your family. rough, dangerous serve at the beach, so stay out of the water. pattern change is coming, but not until next week. highs tomorrow, look at san francisco. great day to head into the city, maybe do sight seeing. livermore, 611. san jose, 67 degrees tomorrow. campbell, 67. palo alto, 65. hayward, 63. sunshine, low 60s for inland valleys, from pleasanton north to pleasant hill. napa, 62 up in wine country. richmond tomorrow, 63. sunshine in sausalito, 63 degrees. we are sunny on sunday. martin luther king, jr. day, many commemorations on monday. we'll be having sunshine then as well. then the pattern changes. we dip to the upper 50s by next wednesday and the slight chance of showers moves in by next friday. but at least the next six days are looking dry. we got a big football game on sunday. more on that in sports, coming up next.

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the ravens have made no secret that part of their motivation this postseason is to se nother super . the ravens have made no secret that part of their motivation this post season is to send ray lewis out with another super bowl title. but over in the nfc, there's another future hall of famer hoping to go out on top.

here's vern glenn in atlanta. >> reporter: good evening, kim. good evening, everyone. take a look at that backdrop behind me, huh? that is the georgia dome. we will be following the 49ers and the falcons all the way through the weekend. you'll hear all kinds of story lines behind this nfc championship game. but tonight, we're going to focus on one individual, a son of atlanta, who went to uc berkeley, starred there, and has a lengthy nfl career with no playoff appearances until now. >> ryan! >> reporter: if it seems like tight end tony gonzalez has been playing forever, in football years, you would be right. 16 years and a no-doubt-about- it hall of fame career. >> i compared it to the -- when you watch those old kung fu movies and you see the guy with the long beard. the toughest fighter is not usually the young guy. it's the old guy that's been around for a long time.

i figure i'm like that! >> reporter: it all started collegiately at uc berkeley. two-sport star in football and basketball, 1995 through 1997. >> it's not a major drop-off. he's a genetic freak. i don't know. something like a vernon davis of the world. >> i can still play this game. no doubt about it. i could still play this game for another three years, i think if i wanted to, at a high level, too. >> reporter: at age 36, he says his retirement odds are at 95%. but he hasn't slowed down. he came within 70 yards of his fifth 1000-yard season. and at crunch time, gonzalez has always been an offensive threat. just ask the quarterback. >> well, he talked about this 95% sure. i tell him all the time i'm convinced of the other 5%. i think he can continue to play. >> i've gotten everything i ever wanted from this game. only reason i've been playing for the last couple years, to tell you the truth, is for an opportunity like this. now that it's presented, i feel

some closure coming in. and i still got more closure to take care of. >> reporter: gonzalez, certainly fired up for this one. but so are the 49ers who are due to arrive here in atlanta any moment now. that will do it from here. kim, take it away, back to you in studio. >> thanks, vern. hamilton's official title at stanford was the andrew luck director of offense. now, hamilton is leaving the farm to become the director of andrew luck's offense in indianapolis. that's right. the colts have hired hamilton to be their new offensive coordinator. giants' strong off season continues. today, the club avoided arbitration by signing hunter pence and buster posey to one- year deals. the $8 million salary is a nice upgrade from 615,000 last season. the team's expected to reach a multiyear agreement with posey soon. giants will have their motivational speaker for at least another year. hunter pence signed a $13.8 million deal.

the right fielder is a free agent after the 2013 season. second round, tiger woods has never missed a cut on the european tour, until today. tiger's tee shot on the 5th lands in the bushes. tiger thought his ball was embedded and dropped a new ball to continue his round, but the judges ruled that was an improper drop because there was sand around the ball, so tiger was assessed a two-stroke penalty and finishes at 3-over par and misses the cut. things didn't go much better for rory mcilroy, 6-over after 36 holes, first time since 1994 the world's number one golfer has missed a cut in a season opener. after two rounds of the humana challenge in la quinn take,al immediate in a's alameda's own. for news throughou . >> he won at pebble, i was there. he's still trying to make a comeback.

had the wrist injury, just been plagued with injuries since that win. hopefully we'll see him on the pga tour this year. >> really too bad the 49ers will have to beat a nice guy. he's a nice guy, gonzalez! >> he's a really nice man. >> he won a playoff game, wanted to win a playoff game. he's got that. >> one and done? one and done. >> come on niners! good vibes to atlanta. thanks, kim. for news throughout the evening, the latest is always on our website, cbssf.com. >> enjoy your night. see you back at 11:00. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. inn

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at the georgia dome in atlanta, the site of the nfc championship. the praise has been rolling

in all week after a game for the ages by the 49'ers offense and the biceps kissing quarterback, kaepernick shredded the cheeseheads, the time is now for a berth in the super bowl. pack your bags for atlanta, the 49'ers preview starts right now. kickoff is set for noon pacific on sunday...but our coverage you're looking at the georgia dome in atlanta, the site of the nfc championship, kickoff set for noon pacific on sunday but our coverage kicks off now. welcome to the nfc championship edition of 49'ers preview, the 49'ers have not won three games in a row, tim, all season long. they got to make it four in a row, otherwise they are not going to the super bowl. >> a tough place to play. what an offensive performance